Well, the winners have now been announced. So, if you’re curious about the best restaurants in the country, or at least those who offered the best during Restaurant Week, here you go:

Best Restaurant: Myoga in Cape Town

Best of Cape Town: Reuben’s at One&Only

Best of Pretoria: Black Bamboo

Best of Johannesburg: oneNINEone

Best of the Winelands: 96 Winery Road

Best of the Durban: 9th Avenue Bistro

Definitely worth checking these out. That said, I’m a bit concerned about their judging criteria. The best dish award went to Black Bamboo in Pretoria because of… this image. That’s right, the image was posted to Instagram where it got the most votes, and then competed against finalists on Facebook where this one again got the most likes. I’m glad this photographer captured a beautiful image of some impressive plating, but is that all we care about? I guess so.

Also, this quote about how best restaurants were decided made me laugh a little:

Afterwards, every guest is invited to review the restaurant. To qualify for the Best Restaurant Award, we look at the highest average score with a minimum number of 20 reviews (except Durban because this city had less reviews).

I’m glad this was decided by real people rather than critics – sure critics might have a more sophisticated palate, but I understand that Restaurant Week is meant to judge where “normal” people like to eat. However, the fact that Durban restaurants didn’t even get 20 reviews makes me wonder just how great their choice could be. Then again, I guess we can’t punish restaurants in a city simply because there aren’t as many foodies in the area – or at least, ones who engage on social media.

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